You’ve come a long way
Çok yıl katettin
above board
“The deal was completely open and above board.”
= legitimate, honest, and open.
“we felt the judging was all above board and fair”
= If a plan or business agreement is above board, it is honest and not trying to deceive anyone:
chalk and cheese
“we’ll never get on—we’re like chalk and cheese”
= fundamentally different or incompatible.
If two people are like chalk and cheese, they are completely different from each other.
I will fix you
Sana gününü göstereceğim
You and what army
Sen git de abin gelsin
Mole
She has a mole above her lip
Ben
Gut-wrenching
İnsanı çok üzen
Beady eyed
Sinsi bakan
Bless your heart
Ay canım ya, ay ne safsın
= used to express fondness or sympathy for someone.
“the poor thing never stood a chance, bless her heart”
Stick to your guns
Duruşunu koru (Geri adım atma)
= refuse to compromise or change, despite criticism.
Henpecked
“his father, a henpecked husband, is petrified to raise a voice”
Kılıbık
= continually criticized and given orders by one’s wife or female partner (typically used of a man).
“his father, a henpecked husband, is petrified to raise a voice”
= A henpecked man is controlled by and a little frightened of a woman, especially his wife.
You’re reading into it
You give your own meaning to sth that’s not even there
= To find, infer, or attribute an additional meaning or different interpretation to what is presented.
No matter what
Ne olursa olsun
No matter the cost
Bedeli ne olursa olsun
Make it to somewhere
Zamanında yetişmek
What I say goes
Ben ne dersem o olur
Slip through the cracks
“Once again terrorists have slipped through the police net.”
= to escape a punishment or be missed by a system that should deal with or protect you:
“There are laws to protect the mentally ill, but now and then someone does slip through the cracks.”
= to fail to be noticed, assisted, or included with others.
Parents are concerned that children who have trouble in school will fall through the cracks in the school system. The program is meant to help workers who may have slipped through the cracks because of their age.
Go fly a kite
Defol git
For a spell
Kısa süreliğine
It is colloquial English from the southern US and it means we will rest here for an undefined but short, period of time .
bloviate
Atıp tutmak
To bloviate is to speak or write in an arrogant tone and with more words than are necessary.
// The podcaster tends to bloviate endlessly on topics about which he is not particularly knowledgeable.
Frontlist
:”We need a stronger frontlist for the autumn season to capture the holiday shoppers.”
Yeni çıkan veya o sezon çıkacak kitaplar.
Imprint
”We are launching a new imprint dedicated specifically to sci-fi and fantasy genres.”
Yayınevinin alt markası (Örn: Penguin Random House’un altında ‘Knopf’ bir imprinttir).
ARC (Advance Reading Copy) / Galley
“We sent out 500 ARCs to influencers; the early buzz on social media is promising.”
: İnceleme kopyası. Kitap basılmadan önce eleştirmenlere veya kitapçılara gönderilen, henüz düzeltilmemiş taslak.
Sell-through Rate
“Although we shipped 10,000 copies, the sell-through rate is barely 30%, so we should expect heavy returns.”
Satış oranı. Kitapçıya gönderilen stok ile son tüketiciye satılan arasındaki oran. (İade riskini ölçer).
